Resources and Additional Information
The following resources were used to help create the "Protect Our Lake" web pages. Please note: The groups are outside the Summer Village of Itaska Beach, and are included for informational purposes only. We do not control, nor necessarily support their content.
Alberta Environment
http://www.environment.alberta.ca
Alberta Sustainable Resource Development
http://srd.alberta.ca/lands/usingpublicland/shorelands/default.aspx
David Thompson Health Region
http://www.dthr.ab.ca
Capital Health – Edmonton Area
www.capitalhealth.ca
Living By Water
http://www.livingbywater.ca
Information on shoreline landscaping, building docks, boating, additional resources, etc.
Additional Resources:
Alberta Summer Villages Association
For information on issues commonly encountered at Alberta lakes, requirements of legislation along with the jurisdictional authority of other levels of government, and potential resolution of the issues, please see the
Lake Stewardship Reference Guide.pdf The Guide is an on-going joint project between the Province of Alberta and Alberta Summer Villages Association (ASVA).
Alberta Stewardship Network
Awareness_to_Action.pdf This booklet profiles 15 amazing community stewardship groups that have been involved in a variety of inspiring environmental projects - from water quality monitoring to tree planting to hosting public information sessions. Each profile includes information on the group, their project, costs, sources of funding, and the challenges they overcame, with the hope that these ‘lessons learned’ will benefit and inspire people looking for help with similar projects.
Edmonton Journal: Phosphate_Ban_2007_11_30.pdf
Local Pigeon Lake Groups:
